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While the latter is true, you might look at the source:
This is the way #NATO military 🪖 economists compare defense spending. 😉
Besides, your assumption is incorrect:
This is not spending for #Ukraine, but *total* military spending, as a share of GDP.
This is the customary (and methodically) correct way for economists to compare national expenditures for FDI, education, you name it, across borders.
The bottom line is:
Even though US military..